Indian watermelons are earning a premium over those from Iran in Dubai with a few farmer producer organizations (FPOs) beginning to ship the fruit to the United Arab Emirates. read more

The beginning of summer in Saudi Arabia, with temperatures averaging 44 degrees, boosts the consumption of fresh fruit. The market is huge, and several origins are seeking a place in it. Kashif Shahzad, Head of International Supply Chain at Global Star, gives us an overview of the trends in the
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Ecuador’s banana exports were up by just over 6% in March compared to a year previously. The shipments, totalling 96.03m boxes were mainly sent to the EU (31.2%), Russia (24.6%) and the Middle East (11.9%), according to the latest AEBE data. Europe’s total imports of Ecuadorian bananas were
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On Monday, the Indian federal government imposed a ban on the import of apples where the CIF (Cost, Insurance, and Freight) import price is less than or equal to Rs 50 per kilogram. This move that may hit shipments of the fruit from Iran, UAE, Afghanistan. read more

Grup Serban Holding, a Romanian agriculture group listed on the Bucharest Stock Exchange’s AeRO market, has signed a contract with Intersnack to supply potatoes for the Chio chips range in Romania. The initial agreement is valid for three years and can be extended afterwards. read more

It is currently the busiest time of year at Luik Natie. Every week, this Belgian storage and transshipment company processes more than 200 containers of products, including bananas, mangoes, and potatoes. These all coincide now. "Normally, the West African mango season follows potatoes from
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Breaking the mould was San Lidano's aim for this Macfrute and the result went even beyond expectations. As the company had anticipated (click here to read more), the project was to represent the fruit and vegetable sector under the sign of art, that of the artist
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Every year, Schrijnwerkers Plants propagates about 1.5 million blueberry plants for the European market on its Dutch production site. In recent decades, the company has built up an extensive portfolio of early, medium, and late varieties. Although berry cultivation has expanded tremendously
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Oman: New e-platform delivers 1kg to 1 tonne veggies, fruits to doorstep read more

Local container charges levied by ocean carriers and freight forwarders are poised to face scrutiny from the trade regulators in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). read more

UK: Nisa reveals ambitious 2023 recruitment goals read more

Freskon recorded a significant increase in visitor numbers on 23-25 April, with the fruit and vegetables exhibition receiving 4,339 attendees at the Thessaloniki International Exhibition Centre, according to organisers Tif-Helexpo. read more

Thanks to great weather, Greece will have a large production of cherries this year, says Theodorou Kostas, owner of Theodorou Fruits: “This year, we are expecting big volumes of cherries in Greece. This is especially true after the mid-early varieties. Overall it means we’ll have a larger
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The fifth photographic competition organised and promoted by Dole Italia and GROS took place from 31 March to 10 April 2023, during which the shops of the Romano Supermarkets Group in the Lazio region challenged each other with flair and creativity to create a display of Dole Premium Bananas
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Farmers from the village of Kunicha, one of the largest export-oriented berry clusters in Moldova, hope to maintain and even expand the supply of strawberries to Romania this year. In 2022, the berry producers of this village sent almost 300 tonnes of strawberries to the Romanian market, which
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UK: Asda opens landmark 150th Asda On the Move convenience store read more

In the second instalment of the #freshtalks series, after talking about radicchios, we explore the cherry sector with Chiara Gaiardoni, saleswoman for La Grande Bellezza Italiana. They are located in Puglia and Piedmont, the two reference areas in the cherry sector that the
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At one of the bases in the Yekaterinburg region of the Russian Federation, seven tons of kiwi infected with the mulberry shield were discovered. The insect came from kiwis imported from Iran. read more

Farmers from the village of Kunicha, one of the largest export-oriented berry clusters in Moldova, hope to maintain and even expand the supply of strawberries to Romania this year. In 2022, the berry producers of this village sent almost 300 tonnes of strawberries to the Romanian market, which
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On Tuesday, Saudi Arabia’s General Directorate of Narcotics Control (GDNC) announced it had foiled an attempt to smuggle over 12 million amphetamine pills. The GDNC thwarted an attempt to smuggle 12,729,000 tablets of amphetamine concealed in a shipment of pomegranate fruit passing through the
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